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Welcome to the fifth issue of Teaching the Legacy, the e-newsletter of the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem. This issue focuses on January 27th, the date recently recognized by the United Nations as an international day of commemoration to honor Holocaust victims, and legislated as Holocaust Remembrance Day in eighteen countries. The main article is an interview conducted with Dr. Doron Avraham on the ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in Europe at Yad Vashem. This issue contains two lesson plans, for lower and higher grades, on the subject of children in the Holocaust. The e-newsletter also includes a section of book reviews, as well as updates on recent events and new services in the “What’s New” sections. We hope you will find this newsletter of interest and we look forward to your feedback.

Interview With Dr. Doron Avraham, Director of the ICHEIC program
The ICHEIC Program is a special project funded by ICHEIC (the International Committee for Holocaust Era Insurance Claims Humanitarian Fund) to encourage Holocaust education throughout Europe, to combat antisemitism, racism and xenophobia, and to foster human rights awareness through Holocaust education.

Ceremonies for Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27

"Dear Diary, I Don't Want to Die"."Dear Diary, I Don't Want to Die".
One-and-a-half million murdered in the Holocaust, most of them with no one to perpetuate their memory or even their name. This ceremony focuses on the life of these children. It combines excerpts from the diaries of three children with poems and memoirs to create one representative story. 		  The Image of Humanity in the Shadow of DeathThe Image of Humanity in the Shadow of Death.
This ceremony is designed to highlight responses of Jewish people trapped in the inhuman conditions within ghettos that had been created by Nazi Germany. Based on diaries and survivor testimonies, the voices of Jews who attempted to maintain their humanity in the face of unprecedented inhumanity will be highlighted. Many Jewish people in ghettos proved that the human spirit cannot be broken despite the most insurmountable circumstances.
Book Reviews
In this issue, we continue to present reviews of new books printed in Israel and abroad. These reviews are designed to expose readers to useful new publications that otherwise might remain unknown.

Lesson Plans for Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27

The Lives of Jewish Children During the Holocaust As Reflected in Their Diaries.
This lesson plan contains selected excerpts from the diaries of five children who lived and perished in the Holocaust. Through these diary entries, we will highlight some central stages many Jewish European children experienced: their pre-war existence; initial Nazi occupation; anti-Jewish decrees – the “badge of shame”, economic policies and disruption of schools; closure into ghettos or forced into hiding; daily life in the ghetto.		   Compassion within the Ghetto Walls.
Trapped behind ghetto walls, the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto suffered from starvation and the Nazi decrees designed to dehumanize them. Jews, however, found many ways to help each other through these difficult times. This lesson plan will highlight some of the organizations that were established to coordinate social welfare activities.
What's New at Yad Vashem?
■ The New Visual Center
■ “More Than Just a Job”
■ “The Faces Behind the Names” – The Names Database
 
What’s New at the International School for Holocaust Studies?
This section contains updates on new seminars at the International School for Holocaust Studies, a new educational unit on the 1938 Kristallnacht ("night of broken glass"), and a special new outreach program for Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor schools.

Editorial Board: Dr. Motti Shalem, Prof. Dan Michman, Shulamit Imber, Dr. Haim Gertner, Dana Porath, Naama Shik, David Metzler, Richelle Budd Caplan
Editor: Jonathan Clapsaddle
Writing Staff: Dr. Gideon Greif, Jackie Metzger, Michal Porat, Assaf Tal, Kathryn Berman, Orit Yehazkele
Production and Design: Yael Saraby, Jeremy Zauder, Dror Baruch, Stephanie Amara, Mayana Sebbah

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